Ouranios holds a Bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Animal Science from the Agricultural University of Athens, and Master of Science (MSc) and Doctoral degrees (Ph.D.) from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom.

Before joining the Cyprus University of Technology in 2008, he researched animal nutrition regarding gastrointestinal nematodes, immunology, alternative forage use, organic farming and feed analysis at the institutes of Scottish Agricultural College, Moredun Research Institute, and University of Edinburgh. He has worked in Greece as visiting lecturer at Technological Institutes as a Farm Advisor.